guilt-free meal!

just one of so many variety of sandwiches THE SANDWICH GUY has to offer!

it was already two in the afternoon. i haven't had breakfast yet and when lunch rolled in, still no food in sight. i can hear my stomach waging war with itself--the manifestation was the slightly audible grumbling of my tummy which cannot be ignored.

i began searching my mind for the best food to appease my hunger. i don't seem to be craving for rice meals. i don't want to go to mcdo or jollibee either (they are the two nearest fastfood chain). then i remembered the sandwich guy located at the ground floor of robinsons summit center, fairly near to where i will be coming from--a walking distance.

i got up from my seat, went to the window to see if it was still raining and decided to go out and get myself some sandwich before the heavy rains start to pour.

the store is actually just a small stall in the corner of the ground floor of robinsons summit center. .small enough not to notice them if you're not really looking or in a hurry. they boast using only fresh, organic and healthy ingredients in their sandwiches. PLUS there menu ranges from sandwiches, pasta, baked potatoes, salads to fruit smoothies. i narrowed my order down to sandwiches, and still a lot of choices to choose from! really, i had a hard time deciding what to purchase! it was battle between HBLT and mushy bacon. for more details check out there website: http://thesandwichguy.com/ whats more, they also deliver! great, huh?!?

green is good...green means healthy!

eventually, i ordered HBLT which i think stands for Ham, Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato. at the price of 75Php, the whole wheat bread, ham, sliced bacon, juicy tomatoes and fresh lettuce with your choice of sauce, who can say no?

yummeh!
you can even request that your sandwich be cut in half!

want a closer look?

overflowing with delicious ingredients!

it does not only truly satisfied my hunger, whats more is that its guilt-free!!! your diet will not be compromised by this healthy meal!

bon apetit!

prettytwistedchick

another burger entry?

okay i concede. i am a burger person. (still cant believe it i'm declaring this to the whole world wide web, but oh well apparently i love burgers...)

after a long overdue plan of dining at army navy, Posh, Tato and I finally went and had our lunch there. The place was located at HDela Costa Street in Makati, very near--like a skip and a hop distance--CEU Makati.

i ordered regular burger, freedom fries and strawberry milkshake--one of the best partner for burgers, i must say...the other one is an ice cold beer! my friends ordered chicken burrito, steak burrito, onion rings and quesadilla.


the place was cool. small but nice. quite different set-up from other burger joints i'm used to. it was a nice change of ambiance! It has an "industrial" feel to it.

sorry mister, i didnt mean to include you in this pic...but i want to have a shot of the cool wall

there, no more mister just trays instead. i like their trash cans...as if any minute oscar the grouch would show up!

the only not-so-great-part was it took forever before our order came. this, considering that despite lunchtime the place was not packed. there were still a couple of tables vacant and we were among the first few groups that came in.

when our number was called, the order wasn't even complete! tato was just given his iced tea and freedom fries without his steak burrito and quesadilla, posh was only given her coke zero without her chicken burrito and i was given my burger and fries without my milkshake.) are they expecting me to choke while eating? i hope not! when tato's order arrived his iced tea glass was already half empty and his fries, long gone....but enough ranting, what matter was the burger (burritos for my friends) has arrived to satisfy our hungry stomachs!

the burger was fine...(maybe my judgment got clouded due to the loooong wait). it was definitely a good burger! the poppy seed bun was amazing...maybe even freshly baked! the patty was moist (although i 'd still prefer it to be a little bit more shall i say juicier than what was served to me!) FYI: i like it when i bite into a burger and the juices come right out dripping down to my chin--my standard for a juicy burger.

the burger, wrapped in a aluminum foil.


poppy seed bun.

there were some fresh lettuce, thinly sliced onions and red tomatoes. there were an array of different condiments to choose from, which i loved! kudos to the store because most of the condiments are Philippine-made, more particularly the green chili sauce, nice! AND last but definitely not the least, at the price of 135Php, this burger fits just right for budget.

can you hear the burger's call--"EAT ME!"

the freedom fries was a nice change to the ordinary size and length that i was used to. it was a bit smaller and tastier! i compare it to McDonald's twister fries but not twisted hehehe

freedom fries, at 60Php, not bad..

the strawberry milkshake was just right--not too sweet but verrrry creamy! just the way i like 'em! the milkshake costs about 99Php but its all worth your money!

creamy strawberry, what else would you ask for???

over-all, the food was great! hungry or not so hungry, definitely a must try!!! especially if you're into burgers (or burrito!) and want some change in your typical fastfood choices! next time i shall try the burrito, the bully burger and the fried chicken (which i heard are great as well)... and maybe next time i'll just have them delivered to my office so as not to waste minutes waiting for my order... (just a thought!)


on to my next burger-joint hunt!
prettytwistedchick

korean ice cream---a real treat!

hello, i'm tim and i'm a koreanovela fanatic. (after reading, shove this information to the corners of your mind hehe) i should point out though that despite me liking koreanovelas (ok, lets add taiwanese novelas here as well) i am not into the whole realm of Kpop. (kpop meaning korean popular music) yes, i do listen to some kpop music but not really an avid listener.

koreanovelas are entirely different matter. koreanovelas i LOVE! korean actors (well most of them anyway) ILOOOOVE TOO!

so imagine my surprise when i was walking along rufino ave and saw a store that sells korean ice cream! i hear bells ringing *TING! TING! TING!* ice cream anyone?!?* but since im not that "crazy" about ice cream (at that time--i dunno why--weird me i guess!) i forgo the option of buying and set it aside for another day.

then yesterday, for some reason, i found myself binging from chocolates to salty potato chips, in short junk foods... and out of nowhere posh had the sudden urge to buy korean ice cream and i (naturally!) agreed and joined her...

while in the store, i was looking for that fish-looking korean ice cream that i saw from one of the foodblogs i've been stalking. unfortunately, to my dismay, the store was out of stock with that one. so, i decided to copy my friend's order since she's more familiar with all the korean ice cream flavors. plus one of the ice creams i saw was similar to that of our very own Pinipig ice cream on stick (am i just making this up, i dunno what the name of the ice cream, darn!)... so i opted for the ice sandwich cheese cake *whew!* i figured, i loved cream cheese so it must be good on ice creams too! (does my logic make sense? well, it does to me! hehe)

my ice sandwich with cheese cake! i took this while walking back to office coz i was THAT excited!

as i was headed back to office, i felt as if i'm re-living one of those koreanovelas i've seen! twas such a nice feeling... the feeling of anticipation and happiness. i took some snapshots from my phone of the infamous korean ice cream. amazing how this small-sized indulgence gives a person a second (or two) of happiness and contentment.

(...or i think i'm just THAT shallow, because i find joy in little things!)

ice cream on my table, such a delightful sight!

want some? yummy looking, is it not?!?

Anyhow, the much anticipated event happened. I ATE THE ICE CREAM! (what else would be the much-anticipated event than that?!?)

dang! this was gooooood!
i can just hear those voice over in commercials "soft...creamy...cheesy!"

the ice cream really melts in your mouth..REALLY!!! I'm usually not a good ice cream eater (especially if its in cone or hand-held popsicle) because after about 5-10 minutes, the ice cream will be gone and half of it will be on my hands, my shirt or the ground!!! But this one, surprisingly went all in my mouth down to my tummy-bulge! Yes, i think anoother pound is added to that darn weighing scale!

The sandwich was so errr...soft (for lack of a better word to describe it!) its like eating cotton candy, it vanishes in your mouth the moment you bite into it. I tell you, its like biting into clouds! yum-oh!

isnt she (yes i "gendered" it a SHE!) wonderfully amazing?!?

i shall definitely try another flavor again. my friends even suggested a couple of flavors when i posted this pic on my facebook account. yey, another reason to indulge myself with creamy treats! (excuses, excuses! *grin*)


sweet-tooth,

prettytwistedchick

bored on a long wekend??

Long weekend… since I started it with eating, drinking and karaoke, I have to suffer the rest of the "long" weekend with red blotches (ulk!) all over my body (normal occurrence whenever I drink)... my skin felt like it was on fire and I cant take as much showers as I want to since it will only cause my skin to dry—bad for a person suffering with skin asthma!

Thus im stuck at home doing nothing... I got bored watching tv re-runs... I actually slept my Saturday away! Sunday came and I’m fully charged..still with no idea what to do! I decided to make another banoffee pies since I have left over toffee and crushed grahams from the last time I made some.

Made these with my two year old niece hovering and looking at what I do. She also was my designated taste-tester for the day… who knows she might become a pastry chef someday (an aunt's wishful thinking!hehe)...

For the recipe and procedure.CLICK ME!

These will only be some snapshots of the pies... and my niece!

This time around it actually looked like a pie since I made use of round tins AND (ehem ehem) there's an improvement with my presentation, thank you very much! *grin*

i made three pies!!! *can you find the hidden mickey?!?*

creamy... yummy!

pieLOVE! :)

my niece, clairebear, who can resist sneaking a spoonful-taste of the pie (EVIDENCE: see the cream smudge on her upper lip???)

sweet-tooth,

prettytwistedchick

Friday's Bacon Cheeseburger (a must try indeed!)

do you have a particular restaurant which you and a particular group of friends frequent? that whenever you see that establishment the first thing that comes to mind are the friends you've brought there, the food trips, the laughter and the stories...

funny how just last week i noted that i've missed going to fridays, as i was walking in glorietta and saw the fridays signage... suddenly i missed my high school friends kyla, maan and ria as well as my college buddy vivian. you see whenever i meet up with these girls the first restaurant that pops in our minds as meeting place or the place where we’ll hang out and chat endlessly for updates is Fridays...

*sigh*

when I saw the signage, I remember the memories shared inside the restaurant. I missed my friends…:)

chitchats while waiting for the order truly build memories...

then the other day, out of the blue i got treated to fridays at bonifacio high street (by officemates). yipeee! :) imagine my great elation when I entered the place. the feeling of euphoria combined with sadness (since I’m not with the “usual” bunch of people) enveloped me. but good food and FREE food is always good! so maybe next time… I’ll come back with the ”old” peeps… maybe one of these days even! (fingers crossed)

I am a woman of routine, and as expected I wanted to order chicken finger with honey-mustard sauce (my usual order!). however, my friend already ordered it as appetizer. so i ordered, as suggested, bacon cheeseburger--a must try (says the menu, the only reason why i ordered it!).

lo and behold the burger was HUGE!!!

huge and mouth-watering!

I was literally taken aback (exag! hehe) when i saw the burger. i had a meal a couple of hours back so i am not that hungry at all! but since the meal was a treat by friends i was duty-bound to eat it. i was able to finish half (whew!) and take home the other half (gave it to my mom since i'm still full).

the burger was delish! yummy! superb! had i not have eaten hours before, i would have devoured it in minutes with much gusto!!! the burger patty was think, moist and yummy! the veggies--lettuce, tomatos (i know this is a fruit!), pickles and onions--are fresh! the bun was huge as well..(as expected!) since the patty was big...(weird if the bun was small and patty is big, right??? hehe).

i think it is much bigger than the brother's burger BIG BROTHER BURGER... but equally delicioso!

PS just noticing....
i realized just now that i have this thing with burgers. this one is hard to admit because i never really saw myself as a burger person. but as this will be my third burger entry for a period of 5 months (one burger entry every other month), this just goes to show--to my complete awe and amazement--that i am really a burger person......NOT! (still in denial apparently! hahaha)

bon apetit!

prettytwistedchick

wedding coordinator by accident

never in my entire life did i thought of becoming a wedding coordinator. sure, i've seen jlo's flick the wedding planner and loved it. sure i've been to weddings (as guest, bridesmaid, flowergirl, offeror) and loved it as well. but to take on the full responsibility of coordinating a wedding?!?--nah, never crossed my mind at all!

then one day, Tato, my friend-officemate-seatmate said that he and his fiancee is looking for a wedding coordinator for their upcoming wedding. however most of those he inquired cost uber expensive for a one-day "coordinating" thingamajig. then Posh, another friend-officemate-seatmate, (can you picture our seating arrangement?? i'm seated in between them ) volunteered to do the "coordinating" thing, to my surprise, I’M AN INCLUDED volunteer!

it was Posh who went to the initial sort of meeting, to sort of get acquainted--although we already knew the bride since she was our former officemate too. they discussed the wedding, the planning and all those in-betweens. they were the ones who communicate with each other regarding details of the wedding. my role, I ASSUME, is just to assist, follow up, remind. (i hope!)

then the other day, Tato said that we will visit the venue to check on things--confirm whatever needed to confirm and ask questions and to see what else the couple needs to accomplish. (note: their wedding day is less than 3months away!).

yesterday we went to to manila polo club--the couple's wedding venue. i took the liberty of taking pictures of the main lounge, where the actual wedding rites/ceremony/vow will take place as well as the reception itself.

good thing the main lounge was being decorated for that afternoon's event... hence we had an idea as to how the place will look like on the actual wedding date.

here are the pics...

panoramic shot of Manila Polo Club's Main Lounge

viewed in another angle

the entrance

where the guests will be welcomed

amateur ASSISTANT wedding coordinator,

prettytwistedchick